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TEXT 1
saunaka uvaca
nirgate narade suta
bhagavan badarayanah
srutavams tad-abhipretam
tatah kim akarod vibhuh
SYNONYMS
saunakahSri Saunaka; uvacasaid; nirgatehaving gone; naradeNarada Muni; sutaO Suta; bhagavanthe transcendentally powerful; badarayanahVedavyasa; srutavanwho heard; tathis; abhipretamdesire of the mind; tatahthereafter; kimwhat; akarotdid he do; vibhuhthe great.
TRANSLATION
Rsi Saunaka asked: O Suta, the great and transcendentally powerful Vyasadeva heard everything from Sri Narada Muni. So after Narada's departure, what did Vyasadeva do?
PURPORT
In this chapter the clue for describing Srimad-Bhagavatam is picked up as Maharaja Pariksit is miraculously saved in the womb of his mother. This was caused by Drauni (Asvatthama), Acarya Drona's son, who killed the five sons of Draupadi while they were asleep, for which he was punished by Arjuna. Before commencing the great epic Srimad-Bhagavatam, Sri Vyasadeva realized the whole truth by trance in devotion.
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